Nurturing curious, confident children on 14 acres of natural learning spaces in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Nurturing curious, confident children on 14 acres of natural learning spaces in Bergen County, New Jersey.
The main goal of the advancement office is to help build a strong and engaged community while fundraising to meet the needs of the school. Through increased visibility, engagement, and collaboration, the team is committed to building a culture of philanthropy to support so many exciting endeavors at EMS.
The goal of Auxiliary Programs is to provide families with quality enrichment programs while extending the school hours to accommodate families’ schedules. These programs also help children to grow and develop knowledge, skills, and interests.
The Elisabeth Morrow School’s initiatives around community life, equity, and belonging (CLEB) focus on designing equity, access, and liberation for the entire community; enriching student experiences that help them to understand, value, and benefit from the diversity of our community and beyond, navigating diversity, equity, and belonging conversations and integrating anti-bias standards in our faculty-staff professional development.
More than 85% of the school’s annual expenses support educational programs in the form of faculty and staff salaries, benefits, program and instructional materials, and financial aid. The school’s physical plant, technology services, general administrative support, and capital improvements account for the remaining 15%.
Our campus and facilities are an essential platform for our faculty and administration to bring their academic vision to life for our students. Our campus and facility strategy remains focused on two key elements: It is driven by the school’s needs as defined by our strategic plan, as well as the continual maintenance and modernization of our campus while being true to its original design.
The communications and marketing team is responsible for the school’s voice, branding, and marketing materials, including but not limited to the school’s website, social media presence, digital and print advertising, direct email, and public relations efforts, as well as the school’s major publications, such as the EMS Newsletter and Apple Tree Magazine.
Morrow House math teacher David Messler makes learning about fractions, ratios, linear equations, polynomials, and number theory fun! “Students come to my class every day fully engaged and ready to…
Ever wondered what it’s like to go to a school where learning isn’t just about grades but about growing as a person? At The Elisabeth Morrow School, we believe that…
While the alphabet hasn’t changed in more than 100 years, ideas on teaching literacy certainly have. To ensure students benefit from the use of evidence-based reading instruction, The Elisabeth Morrow…
Written by Sybille Bruun-Moss, Ph.D., Director of Student Success Services This year marks my first year at EMS, and as a newcomer, I needed to more deeply understand the history…
Accustomed to a challenging academic environment, EMS students welcome the demands of competitive secondary schools and are often placed in advanced sections where they perform very well. See where our students have been accepted.
